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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY JANUARY 14rm, 1919.
GREAT HARBOUR STRIKE IN
BUENOS AIRES:
́TRANSPORT PARALYSED AND NEW YORK THREATENED WITH FOOD SHORTAGE:
TROUBLE ATTRIBUTED TO GERMAN AGENTS,
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S MINISTRY COMPLETED:
DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRÝ:
NATIONALISATION OF RAILWAYS PROMISED.
BOLSHEVIK EMISSARIES FOR INDIA AND CHINA.
LATEST OABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
THE NEW MINISTRY.
ITS COMPOSITION.
LONDON, January 11th.
It is definitely announced that the fol lowing will farm Mr. Lloyd George's
Ministry:
Prime Minister and First Lord of the
Treasury. Mr. Lloyd George.
features, no hint of his appointment having appeared among the numerous forecasts and speculations. His appoint. ment is the first one of an Indian sé a member of the British Government. It is expected in political eireles that he will be elevated to the peerage.
Another unexpected appointment is that of Sir R. S. Horne, ns Minister of Labour. He is distinguished Scottish lawyer who proved his outstanding abilities in
Lord of the Pring Frai and Leader of reorganising the railway system of north-
the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar
Law.
Lord President of Council and Leader of the House of Lords. Earl Car-
zon
Ministers without Portfolion--Mr. G.
N. Barnes, and Sir Eric Geddes. Lord Chancellor.---Sir F. E. Smith. Home Secretory.-Sir Hamer Green
wood.
Foreign Secretary. Mr. A. J. Balfour. Parliamentary Under Secretary. Mr.
Cecil Harmsworth
Colonial Secretary. Lord Milner. Parliamentary Fuler Secretary.
Colonel Amery,
The Banister of Labour. Sir R.. 9.
Horne.
Parliamentary Secretary - Mr. G. J
Wardle.
Minister of Pensions-Sir Worthing-
ton Evans.
Parliamentary
Craig.
Servetery.
ern France He subsequently became Third Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
Sir Hardman Lever is an Accountant whose introduction of costing methods resulted in a very substantial reduction of the price of shells.
HARBOUR STRIKE IN
AMERICA, DAR
ĮMANHATTAN ISLAND THREATENED WITH FOOD SHORTAGE,
NEW YORK, January 11th. The harbour strike hes assumed serious dimensions, putting out of employment over 50,000 port-workers, paralysing transport, holding up dood steamers, and threatening grave food shortages in Manhattan Island.
The members of the Government have cabbled to President Wilson who is ex-
pected to intervene.
Meanwhile steps are being taken to divert food shipinents,
ARSENAL STORMED AND BUILD. INGS BURNT. BUENOS AIRES, January 11th.
The strike of harbour-men has caused
FAELIER JABLES,
LIEBKNECHT REPORTED
KILLED.
LONDON, January 11th. An unconfirmed report states that Herr Liebknecht was killed.
FURTHER BLOODSHED
INEVITABLE.
LONDON, January 11th. There is little fresh news from Berlin. The Frankfurter Zeitung of January eth reports that desultory fighting oe- curred at night and in the morning at a number of points.
The Government, standing firmly, opposed the Spartaciats proposals to come to a ompromise with u view to ending bloodshed,
FLOODS IN FRANCE SERIOUS DANGER ÅVERTED. -.
PARIS, January 11th.
A Havas message says:— The Scine has commenced to fall, and the weather continues dry. The danger of a serious inundation is, for the moment, averted.
The flood affected Paris supplies of four, large mills having to close down,
It is officially stated that Paris has more than a month's supply in store.
FRENCH BREAD RATION. AN INCREASE PROMISED SHORTLY.
PARIS, January 11th.
A Ravas message saya:— The Food Minister promisca to increase
The Government is now disposing of the quantity of the bread ration from February. Those entitled to 300 will be allowed 400 grammes. nearly 2,000 troops in Berlin.
100,000 workers to come out in sympathy,
The strikers burned a number of build- Aeroplanes have been demonstrating ings and stormed the arsenal, securingofer Spartacist strongholds, while quan- tities of artillery are being massed out The troops fought strikern all night side Berlin if a Spartacists do not
surrender.
quantities of ammunition.
long.
The strike is attributed to German
ngents.
EARLIER CABLES,
NUMEROUS CASUALTIES.
BUENOS AIRES, January 11th. Gouerul Dellepiane has assumed the military dictatorship against the strikers, who unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Police Headquarters.
There were disturbanos in all parts of the city and numerous essualties. The
The precise relations of the War Minis-strike is spreading throughout Argentina. try with the Air Ministry are somewhat Sailors are patrolling the City. obscure, but it is apparent that the The Radicals mobilised 10,000 White absorption of the latter by the former will Guards to aid the Government. probably occasion much discussion.
A most notable absentee from the now list is General Smats, who it will be ro membered, retired because the war had ended.
11. is sumed that Sir Eric Geddes I will ceplace him in the War Cabinet.
The Ministry in composed of 30 Union- ista, 25 Liberala, and 5 Labourites.
PRESS COMMENTS. ...
LONDON, January 11th.
LATEST CABLES.
THE NAVAL SURRENDER.
SITUATION FULL OF DIFFI
CULTIES.
LONDON, January 11th.
It is authoritatively stated that the German battleship Baden, demanded in tieu of the Mackenzen, has been duly delivered at Scapa.
been
Considerable further bloodshed seems inevitable, as all reports confirm that the majority in Berlin are supporting Herr Ebert's determination to quell the insur rection.
HUNDREDS OF SPARTACISTS
KILLED.
AMSTERDAM, January 11th. The latest tolegrams from Berlin claim that the Government's position is hourly stronger. Volunteers are pouring into Berlin Several hundred Spartacists were killed in the Governmental recapture
THE SPREAD OF BOLSHEVISM INFECTION OF INDIA AND CHINA.
PARIS, January 10th. A Haves message says: Representatives of Chinese workraen and soldiers residing in Russia have been summoned a plenary assembly t Moscow. With their help, the Bolsheviks have resolved to send revolutionary emis- suries to India and China beaded by M. Vonucasenski.
Lo
CANTON NEWS.
[EY COURIEET OF THE “CHƯNG NGÔI BANN PD.)
AVIATION PRACTICE,
Chang Wai-Leung, who has recently
of the Silesian railway station. Bodies returned from America, held an aviation are lying in the atation on the Unter practice at Canton on the 10th instant. den Linden which is in the hands of The machine rose to a height of about 4,000 feet, and circled over the city Government troops.
several times.
THE GERMAN ARMY. DEMOBILISATION ORDER 188UED.
PARIS, January 10th. Havas message states:
A
MILITARY GOVERNMENT TO BE REFORMED,
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] WOODROW WILSON STREET. →→
PEKING, January 12th. The Wilhelmstrasse, the principal street in the former Gorman Concession at Tien- ein; was yesterday renamed "Woodrow Wilson Street, with great ceremony
-- by Chinese officials.
A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR THE PARLIAMENT.
Chang Tso-lin has announced that insg much as the former Parliament, expelled from Peking found refuge in Chaton, the present Parliament; if driven out,
tection. may function at Mukden 'under his pro-
CABINET MAKING
A Mandate accepts the resignation of the Cabinet formally, and specially ap
excepting in the case of the Ministries of points Ministers to their former positions:
Finance and War to which new appoint-
ment have been made.
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
SIR F. ÉUGARD RESIGNING
• GOVERNORSHIP OF NIGERIA,
LONDON, January 11th The Colonial Offiez auronnees that Nic Frederick Lagard is rosigning tho Governorship of Nigeria.
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PRESIDENT WILSON AND CHINA.
January 12th.
The Minister in Paris has reported that President Wilson will assist China to abolish unfair treatment. President Hau Shib chang bas sent a telegram of
thanks.
PRESS ORGANISING......
A strong Journalists Society has been' formed in Peking, and many of the In regard to the reformation of the Foreign Press representatives have been Military Government into a Constituculisted in it. tional Government, a joint meeting of both Houses of Parliament has been held,
A telegram from Berlin says that anand it is said that a resolution in favour
German demobilization order has
of the change has been carried. been published.
SCĄACITY OF KIUS
COMING PEACE CONFERENCE. INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS IN
PARIS
PARIS, January 10th.
The Allied Commission, which is investi.. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George
gating at German ports, bas speeded up informed a deputation of railway-men the surrenders somewhat, but the gitun- Colonel that legislation embodying the nationali-tion is full of difficulties.
sation of railways will be among the first
A number of informal conversations Since the German naval revolt, especi took place, but there Minister of Nationi Service and Re-measures to be submitted to the New ally subsequent to the surrender, it has gathering among prominent members of waa no official construction. Sir Auckland Geddes. Parliament.
very difficult to get the crows the Peace Missions owing to the inability Parliamentary Secrcters. Mr. Cecil
to do anything. Neglect and the dis-of Mr. Lloyd George to reach Paris before Beck.
appearance of discipline made the vessels the end of the week. left in Germany highly inefficient, but the M, BONAR LAW'S AERIAL FLIGHT Commission has made them more eo by requiring the removal of guns, range finders and such like.
Chaverllor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
-Earl Crawford.
First f'ommissioner of Wurks-Sir
Alfred Mond.
Attorney-General.
...
Stewart. Solicitor-General.-Bis
lock.
Mr.
Earnest
ber
The Timer expresses the view of a num
of morning journale, that the new Ministry will cause deep disappoint ment throughout the country.
The Premier has shattered every hope that reconstruction would at least result Gordon in the infusion of new blood to the utmost
limits of possibilities. He has not utilis Pol.ed even the existing opportunities.
Postmaster-General. Mr. A, B. Hling-
worth
Assistant Postmaster-General, Mr.
Pike Pease.
keti
EXISTING WAR CABINET TO
CONTINUE.
TO PARIS.
LONDON, January 11th.
r. Bunar Law is making an acroplane
The demobilisation at Kiel, Wilbelm-flight to Paris today. shaven and other big ports has been prac tically completed. It is proceeding sutis- factorily elsewhere.
A FURTHER BATCH OF SUB- MARINES DISCOVERED.
LONDON, January 16th. Until there has been time to make per-
It is also somewhat noticeable at Soapo manent peace arrangements, the existing that Officers are only able to issue orders Paymaster General Sir Compton Ric War Cabinet will continue.
through the Soviet on board. The Government intend, as scon 8.9 The men frequently, ignore them. Chancellor of the Ercheguer.-Mr. Aus possible, after Parliament mecte, to sub-
One hendred and seventy uncompleted mit proposals for the establishment of a submarines have been found in German ten Chamberlain.
Ministry of Ways and Communications. ports, the majority of them being were If these proposals are adopted Sir Eric skeletons.
Bixty completed submarines Geddos will be invited to become the Hend were discovered, of which 10 are leaving of the Department.
Germany or January 12th for surrender to the British.
Joint Parliamentary Secretaries-Lord Edmond Talbot and Captain Guest. Joint Financial Secretaries. Sir Hard.
man Lever and Mr. Stanley Bald-
win.
Lords Commissioners.—Mr. J. E. Hope,
NEW PEERS. Peerages have been conferred on their
Router learns that this abovenamed
Mr. J. W. Pratt, Mr. J. Parker acceptance of Office on Mr. Andrew Weir Commission has visited Heligoland but
Mr. Towyn Jones,
and Mr. R. E. Prothero.
Mr.
Secretary for Scotland ---Mr. R. Munro. Solicitor-General for Scotland.
found no earprises in the defences. There SIX BYE-ELECTIONS NECESSARY.
was nothing which was not already known The Ministerial appointinents will to the Admiralty. cause six bye-elections, namely, Oxford
CIVIL WAR IN GERMANY.
serious situation has arisen ówing la the price of rice growing high day by day. The Civil-Governor called on the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, to dis- cues with the Committee relief measures.
It is said that vessels are proceeding to Canton with large quantities of rice from
lieved for the time being. Shanghai, and the scarcity may be re-
The charitable institutions have up- pealed to the people for contributions on behalf of the poor.
TROUBLESOME TROOPS IN CANTON,
The Tuchun, learning that the troops in the city are
very troublesome, has ordered the gendarmes to patrol the city, and treat the troublesome troops rioters.
CANTON, January 13th.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
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THE ALLIES AND RUSSIA.
PARIS, January 11th. Two vital questions to be discussed next It is officially announced that the wek are the measures to be takon against Military Government, with the consent
the Bolsheviste in Russia, and the lifting of the Parliament, is being named the of the Gorman blockade sufficiently to,
Constitutional Government, AJ]
the
THE SURPĻUS SALT REVENUE..
The Banks have returned to Peking Government the surplus Salt revenue for December."
THE CHINESE TEAGE CONFERENCE.
the
The Cabinet has informed the Foreign Diplomats that the peace conference will be delayed owing to the envoys froto the South not having been elected.
PEKING NEWS. ·
A fire broke out in the Foreign Affuira Department of the President's Office last night. Only slight damage was done.
The Peking Government has allowed 8000,000 as expenditure by the Peace Envoys to Europe.
It is stated that Chang Wang has been appointed Superintendent of the Salt Revenue Burens.
EXPERIENCES IN RUSSIA: ALLEGATION AGAINST RASPUTIN DENIED.
Commander Lockor Lampson, MP lecturing before the Central Asian
alow of the feeding of the peoples of 'powers and duties of the members of the Society, recently, gave an account of his
the Eastern Provinces.
..
Government and all regulations will re- main as before, AVIATION ECHOOL,
The sole object of the Allies in Russia is the defeating of Germany. ment there is no intention of increas-Cheung Wai-jeung and others have recent At this Many aviators including Tom Gunn, the number of troops in Russia, but ly returned to Canton and the Tuchan Allies bave incurred an obligation proposes to established an aviation asbuat the Bussion population in, the various THE PEACE ENTOYS TO EUROPE. dtricte which the Allies occupied. JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE.
PARIS, January 11ib. Viscount Chinda, Japanese Ambassador i London, arrives in Paris to-morrow
participate in the Peace Congrene. PRESIDENT WILSON IN
EUROPE.
M. B. Morrison. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Lord University: West Derby division, Liver-
French.
pool; Hillhead Division, Glasgow, Col SPARTACISTS DEMANDS TO STOP SIT TO DEVASTATED FRANCE Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Bir J. chester; Warwick and Leamington; Ross
Campbell.
-Chief Secretary.-Mr. Ian Macpherson. Lond
Chamberlain.-Viscoaut
hurst.
MINISTERIAL NOTES.
and Cromarty."
Band
ESTHONIA'S TROUBLES. BOLSHEVIK STRONGHOLDS
LONDON, January 11th, The new Ministry in mainly a recon- atitation of the old.
BOMBARDED.
VIOLENCE.
POSTPONED.
BERLIN, January 9th.
PARI8, January 11th. The evening was exceptionally violent. President Wilson's trip to the devastat- Battles occurred around the Armund regions in France has been postponed Messe and Ullatcip buildings but theti a later date. Government is apparently confident that RINCESS PAT'S MARRIAGE reinforcements are adequate to prevent a
HELSINGFOR, January 13th. The Enthonian news is more reassuring. The warships bombarded Bolsheviks surprise. Atrongholds between Raval and Harva Thereafter the Esthoninas attnaked the Bolsheviks who fled.
Prior to the abandonment of violence
TO TAKE PLACE AT WESTMINSTER,
LONDON, January 11th.
Hon. Alexander Rankoy takes place the The marriage of Princess Patricia with
Westminster Abbey.
Among the few creoptions is the selee
the Spartacists demand fresh elections to The Esthoniana havo also taken the the Central Council, excluding tion of the distinguished Indian, Sir offensive on a 50 mile front from Taps to 8.. R. 'Sinha, as Under-Secretary for Moiteke, 50 and 100 miles respectively Majority Bocialists, also fresh Soviet south of Reval, and have re-established the India. This a one of the surprising railways towards PornAu
elections.
The M.P.'s propere to send telegrams to the Allica requesting them not to re- cognise the envoys who have been sent to the Peace Conference in Europe by the Peking Government, on the ground that these
વૈવ not represent the najority of the Chinese people., The telegram has been drafted and will be dispatched shortly.
envoys
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experiences with the armoured cars in Russia. In Moscow the party was re- whom he spoke in a highly appreciative ceived by the Grand Duke Nicholas, af
and was the best friend in Russia that manner. "He stuck loyally to his cause, the Englishman ever had, and while wo had a wholesome fear of him, there, was, really no need for this so long se wa 'did our duty."
The lecturer said he had met Rasputin, and every sort of thing that had been said of him and his relations with the Royal family was perfectly untrue. Is had been anid that Rasputin was German epy. He thought this unlikely The monk was vain, and out for a good time, and, as he was in receipt of large sums of money from Russian officials, there was no need for him to go to Cler many for funds. Rasputin was cor tainly the cause of the Revolution. FREEDOM OF THE BEAS.
Many prisoners were taken during the campaign, die Austrians very often com Mr. Ian Macpherson, speaking at ting over in large numbers. In oho in moeting of the Epsom Literary and Beientiae Society, recently, said whatever stanec a large party of Austrians, honded the views might be about the fourteen
by! band, marched over to be explured. points of President Wilson, there was on Russians. He told then they would not
and were then anxious to join which he would like to soo disputed by us
thes it meant what we meant the free able to do this, but as they had come dom of the .schs. We are an land be over with a band they ould act in the said); our one security is the Nary, which capacity. Once, +1
he remarked for generations has Kailed the seas a men wore, thirty houre
golting
the fest gentlemen, and until it is proved that we of oars across river. As soon the bayo sacrifold our bonour and polluted inst car was, over, an order o
came from the The sbas by crime, we can never sulmit General Sin to return at ange to wenken the security of out just pride. Buelan plans were always being alter war our nation would have been destroyed, were so pleased to meet me that they recognised an international law Before the been made for an attack, but some officere If the freedom of the sens had beened I renombor great preparations had and thousands of American troops would made merry all night, and the attacks,' never live reached our shorts,
'was put öll for a fortnight."
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